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Hail and tornado reports for Aug 5, 2008
102 hail reports in 14 states on Aug 5, 2008. The largest stones measured 1.75 in (golf ball) near Briggsdale, CO. 1 tornado reports on this day. 135 damaging thunderstorm wind reports on this day.
Colorado 10 hail reports
| Time | Hail size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 13:26 MDT | 1 in quarter | Parker, Douglas near the center of The Pinery |
| 15:05 MDT | 1.25 in half dollar | Parker, Douglas 3 mi from The Pinery |
| 15:15 MDT | 0.75 in penny | Parker, Douglas near the center of Parker |
| 15:35 MDT | 1 in quarter | Parker, Douglas 4 mi from Parker |
| 16:09 MDT | 1.25 in half dollar | Parker, Douglas 6 mi from Parker |
| 17:57 MDT | 0.75 in penny | Springfield, Baca |
| 17:59 MDT | 0.88 in nickel | Purcell, Weld 14 mi from Eaton |
| 18:04 MDT | 1.75 in golf ball | Briggsdale, Weld |
| 19:14 MDT | 0.88 in nickel | La Junta, Otero near the center of La Junta |
| 19:40 MDT | 0.88 in nickel | La Junta, Otero near the center of La Junta |
Florida 1 hail report
| Time | Hail size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 17:00 EDT | 1 in quarter | Miles City, Collier |
Illinois 7 hail reports
| Time | Hail size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 00:03 CDT | 0.75 in penny | Cicero, Cook 2 mi from Cicero |
| 04:26 CDT | 0.75 in penny | Galva, Henry near the center of Galva |
| 15:34 CDT | 1.75 in golf ball | Mill Shoals, White 15 mi from McLeansboro |
| 16:15 CDT | 1.5 in ping pong ball | Carmi, White near the center of Carmi |
| 17:55 CDT | 0.88 in nickel | Batchtown, Calhoun 14 mi from Moscow Mills |
| 19:30 CDT | 1 in quarter | Aviston, Clinton 4 mi from Breese |
| 20:39 CDT | 0.75 in penny | Woodlawn, Jefferson 7 mi from Mount Vernon |
Iowa 13 hail reports
| Time | Hail size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 00:19 CDT | 0.75 in penny | Hadden Hill, Dallas 1 mi from Waukee |
| 00:19 CDT | 0.75 in penny | Shuler Mine, Dallas near the center of Waukee |
| 00:20 CDT | 0.88 in nickel | Hadden Hill, Dallas 1 mi from Waukee |
| 00:27 CDT | 0.75 in penny | Adel, Dallas 1 mi from Adel |
| 00:31 CDT | 0.88 in nickel | Ashawa, Polk 2 mi from West Des Moines |
| 00:34 CDT | 1 in quarter | Clover Hills, Polk 1 mi from Clive |
| 00:36 CDT | 1 in quarter | Windsor Hgts, Polk near the center of Clive |
| 00:44 CDT | 0.88 in nickel | Fort Des Moines, Polk 5 mi from Des Moines |
| 00:45 CDT | 1 in quarter | Des Moines, Polk 3 mi from Des Moines |
| 00:48 CDT | 1 in quarter | Fort Des Moines, Polk 4 mi from Des Moines |
| 00:55 CDT | 0.88 in nickel | Clarkson, Warren near the center of Carlisle |
| 03:37 CDT | 0.75 in penny | Middletown, Des Moines 6 mi from West Burlington |
| 05:25 CDT | 0.75 in penny | Eldridge, Scott near the center of Eldridge |
Kansas 5 hail reports
| Time | Hail size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 19:08 CDT | 0.88 in nickel | Freeport, Harper |
| 19:18 CDT | 0.75 in penny | Anthony, Harper |
| 19:32 CDT | 1 in quarter | Ulysses, Grant 5 mi from Ulysses |
| 20:09 CDT | 0.75 in penny | Norwich, Kingman |
| 20:31 CDT | 0.75 in penny | Norwich, Kingman |
Kentucky 1 hail report
| Time | Hail size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 16:55 EDT | 0.88 in nickel | Battletown, Meade 9 mi from Brandenburg |
Michigan 3 hail reports
| Time | Hail size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 16:13 EDT | 0.75 in penny | Charles, Mackinac |
| 16:25 EDT | 1 in quarter | Hessel, Mackinac |
| 18:59 EDT | 0.88 in nickel | Holly, Oakland 2 mi from Holly |
Missouri 18 hail reports
| Time | Hail size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 14:32 CDT | 0.88 in nickel | Palmyra, Marion 5 mi from Palmyra |
| 14:40 CDT | 1.75 in golf ball | Palmyra, Marion near the center of Palmyra |
| 15:12 CDT | 0.75 in penny | Hannibal Muni Airport, Marion 4 mi from Hannibal |
| 17:10 CDT | 0.75 in penny | Whiteside, Lincoln 14 mi from Troy |
| 17:20 CDT | 0.75 in penny | Elsberry, Lincoln 14 mi from Troy |
| 17:43 CDT | 0.88 in nickel | Potosi, Washington 12 mi from Potosi |
| 17:50 CDT | 0.88 in nickel | Old Mines, Washington 10 mi from De Soto |
| 18:10 CDT | 1 in quarter | New Offenburg, Ste. Genevieve 9 mi from Sainte Genevieve |
| 19:10 CDT | 0.75 in penny | Northwye, Phelps 2 mi from Rolla |
| 19:27 CDT | 0.75 in penny | Celt, Dallas |
| 19:29 CDT | 0.75 in penny | Celt, Dallas |
| 19:31 CDT | 0.88 in nickel | Branch, Camden 15 mi from Camdenton |
| 19:45 CDT | 0.75 in penny | Beaufort, Franklin 10 mi from Union |
| 19:46 CDT | 0.88 in nickel | Mehlville, St. Louis 2 mi from Oakville |
| 20:10 CDT | 1 in quarter | Urbana, Dallas 14 mi from Buffalo |
| 20:11 CDT | 0.75 in penny | Iberia, Miller |
| 20:28 CDT | 0.75 in penny | Helm, Pulaski 11 mi from Saint Robert |
| 20:44 CDT | 0.88 in nickel | Northwye, Phelps 1 mi from Rolla |
Montana 13 hail reports
| Time | Hail size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 16:26 MDT | 1.75 in golf ball | Ashland, Rosebud |
| 16:30 MDT | 1.75 in golf ball | Hammond, Carter |
| 17:06 MDT | 1 in quarter | Alzada, Carter |
| 17:08 MDT | 0.88 in nickel | Coalwood, Powder River |
| 17:15 MDT | 1 in quarter | Epsie, Powder River |
| 17:42 MDT | 1.75 in golf ball | Ridge, Carter |
| 17:45 MDT | 1.5 in ping pong ball | Ridge, Carter |
| 17:50 MDT | 0.88 in nickel | Sonnette, Powder River |
| 17:55 MDT | 1 in quarter | Sonnette, Powder River |
| 18:15 MDT | 1.5 in ping pong ball | Sonnette, Powder River |
| 18:20 MDT | 1 in quarter | Ridge, Carter |
| 19:25 MDT | 1 in quarter | Melstone, Musselshell |
| 19:30 MDT | 0.75 in penny | Sumatra, Rosebud |
Nebraska 1 hail report
| Time | Hail size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 02:50 MDT | 0.88 in nickel | Hay Spgs, Sheridan |
Ohio 1 hail report
| Time | Hail size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 01:45 EDT | 0.75 in penny | Kenton, Hardin near the center of Kenton |
South Carolina 1 hail report
| Time | Hail size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 16:18 EDT | 0.88 in nickel | Courtenay, Oconee 5 mi from Seneca |
South Dakota 10 hail reports
| Time | Hail size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 00:24 MDT | 0.75 in penny | Porcupine, Oglala Lakota |
| 00:32 MDT | 0.75 in penny | Porcupine, Oglala Lakota |
| 18:25 MDT | 1.75 in golf ball | Spearfish, Lawrence 8 mi from Spearfish |
| 18:30 MDT | 1.75 in golf ball | Spearfish, Lawrence 8 mi from Spearfish |
| 18:33 MDT | 1.25 in half dollar | Spearfish, Lawrence 8 mi from Spearfish |
| 18:44 MDT | 1.25 in half dollar | Spearfish, Lawrence 5 mi from Spearfish |
| 18:50 MDT | 0.88 in nickel | Spearfish, Lawrence 2 mi from Spearfish |
| 19:28 MDT | 1.5 in ping pong ball | Lead, Lawrence near the center of Lead |
| 19:37 MDT | 0.75 in penny | Lead, Lawrence 9 mi from Lead |
| 20:15 MDT | 0.75 in penny | Custer, Custer 10 mi from Newcastle |
Wyoming 18 hail reports
| Time | Hail size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 00:47 MDT | 0.88 in nickel | Torrington, Goshen near the center of Torrington |
| 17:15 MDT | 0.75 in penny | Colony, Crook |
| 17:20 MDT | 1.75 in golf ball | Rockypoint, Campbell |
| 17:30 MDT | 1.25 in half dollar | Colony, Crook |
| 17:45 MDT | 0.75 in penny | New Haven, Crook |
| 17:50 MDT | 1 in quarter | Alva, Crook |
| 18:00 MDT | 0.75 in penny | Gillette, Campbell 12 mi from Gillette |
| 18:15 MDT | 1 in quarter | Rockypoint, Campbell |
| 18:15 MDT | 0.75 in penny | Lightning Flat, Crook |
| 18:15 MDT | 1 in quarter | Rozet, Campbell |
| 18:17 MDT | 1.5 in ping pong ball | Aladdin, Crook |
| 18:20 MDT | 1.5 in ping pong ball | Rozet, Campbell |
| 18:20 MDT | 1.5 in ping pong ball | Beulah, Crook 11 mi from Spearfish |
| 18:20 MDT | 1.5 in ping pong ball | Rozet, Campbell |
| 18:30 MDT | 1.5 in ping pong ball | Beulah, Crook 11 mi from Spearfish |
| 18:30 MDT | 1.75 in golf ball | Devils Tower, Crook |
| 19:02 MDT | 1 in quarter | Sundance, Crook |
| 19:20 MDT | 1 in quarter | Upton, Weston |
Times are local time at each report's location.